belius (the Symphony No.7) and Schubert (the Symphony No.9, "The Great"). (Carnegie Hall. 212-247-7800.) EOS ORCHESTRA: "IMAGE/SOU ND /IMAGE II The orchestra, which puts a premium on novelty, makes its Zankel Hall début with a program fea- turing film suites by its conductor, Jonathan Shef- fer ("In a Shallow Grave"), and Philip Glass ("The Hours"), along with the New York première of Glass's Concerto for Harpsichord and Orchestra (with Paolo Michele Bordignon). The ambitious grand finale is a performance of Schubert's Sym- phony No.2, its four movements accompanied by videos by the artists Brandon Smith, Janaina Tschape, Leo Villareal, and Sam Taylor-Wood. (212-247-7800. Nov. 13 at 7:30.) EARLY MUSIC NEW YORK Frederick Renz's ensemble performs vocal and in- strumental works by two polyphonic masters, Las- sus and Palestrina, in the St. J ames Chapel, a more intimate space amid the cavernous vaults of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. (Amsterdam Ave. at 112th St. 212-280-0330. Nov. 13 at 8 and Nov. 16 at 3.) PAULA ROBISON: liTHE GREAT VIVALDI II The flutist, along with a chamber orchestra, offers a selection of the composer's concertos and sinfo- nias at the Temple of Dendur. (Metropolitan Mu- seum, Fifth Ave. at 82nd St. 212-570-3949. Nov. 14at7.) NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE ORCHESTRA Pinchas Zukerman, the longtime conductor of the Canadian ensemble, conducts music by Ros- sini, Denys Bouliane (the New York première of "Snow Is White But Water Is Black"), and Mozart (the "Jupiter" Symphony and the Violin Concerto No.5, with Zukerman handling the solo part as well). (Avery Fisher Hall. 212-721-6500. Nov. 16 at 3.) RECITALS CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER It's no accident that the Orion String Quartet has been in residence with the Society for ten years: their performances are passionate conversations between equal partners who couldn't care less about glamming up their sound. The group's first concert of the season features quartets by Prokof- iev (No. 1 in B Minor, a rarity), Beethoven (the "Harp," Op. 74), and Schubert (No. 14, "Death and the Maiden"). (Alice Tully Hall. 212-875- 5788. Nov. 12 at 8.) NEW YORK FESTIVAL OF SONG: IILOST TRIBES OF V AUDEVILLE II The worlds of Jewish and African-American vaude- ville-two great genres that go great together-are the themes for the festival's latest concert, which celebrates the work of such masters as Irving Ber- lin, W C. Handy, Harold Arlen, Abraham Ell- stein, and Duke Ellington. Their songs are sung by Lachanze, Judy Kaye, Bruce Adler, James Martin, and Darius de Haas; Steven Blier, at the piano, will dispense his usual doses of witty repartee. (Merkin Concen Hall, 129 W. 67th St. 212-501-3330. Nov. 12 at 8.) BARGEMUSIC Nov. 13-14 at 7:30: The cellist Edward Arron and the pianist Jeremy Denk play Stravinsky's "Suite Italienne" (music adapted from his ballet "Pulcinella") along with cello sonatas by Sho- stakovich and Rachmaninoff. . Nov. 15 at 7:30 and Nov. 16 at 4: A concert of Schubert violin sonatas with the violinist Mark Peskanov and the pianist Steven Beck (as well as Brahms's Four Piano Pieces, Op. 119, for which Beck has the stage to himself). (Fulton Ferry Landing, Brook- lyn. 718-624-2083.) MENDELSSOHN STRING QUARTET The quartet, an exceptional American group that has settled into its middle-aged prime, offers a nicely balanced program of Haydn, William Bol- com (the New York première of his Quartet No. 11), and Beethoven (the third "Razumovsky" 44 THE NEW YORKER, NOVEMBER rl, 2003 Quartet, in C Major). (Weill Recital Hall, Carne- gie Hall. 212-247-7800. Nov. 14 at 7:30.) COMPOSERS. CONCORDANCE Music for winds, percussion, and guitar is the focus of the new-music collective's latest concert, highlighted by works by both established com- posers (Bernard Rands's "Memo 8," for solo oboe, played by the lively oboist Jacqueline LeClair) and newcomers (Aaron Friedman and Susan Hard- ing). (Christ and St. Stephen's Church, 120 W 69th St. Nov. 14 at 8. Tickets at the door.) ROULETTE Ned Rothenberg and New Winds (featuring the flutist Robert Dick, the James Galway of the ELEMENTS STRING QUARTET: IISNAPSHOTS II Here's an idea: get a gaggle of composers from across the stylistic spectrum (John Corigliano, Angelo Badalamenti, David Del Tredici, Sebas- tian Currier, Regina Carter, et al.) to pick photo- graphs from their own collections as the inspira- tion for miniature string-quartet tone poems. There's no better group for the job than the Ele- ments, who can move from Bach to Zorn with- out missing a beat; the photographs will be crafted into a video montage by the Broadway projection artist Wendall K. Harrington. (Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St. 212-501-3330. Nov. 18 at 8.) Great Grasses Day, at the bucolic Bronx cultural institution Wave Hill downtown set) shares the bill with an avant-jazz combo headed by the saxophonist Daniel Carter, highlighting a new series of concerts presented by the experimental-music center (which is scheduling its activities in several new venues this season). For a complete schedule of events, see www.roulette.org. (Location One, 26 Greene St. 212-219-8242. Nov. 14 at 8:30.) MITSUKO UCHIDA AND FRIENDS The pianist continues her explorations of music from both the First and Second Viennese Schools, a repertory that she plays with uncommon lucidity and grace; a number of exceptional young per- formers (including the Brentano String Quartet) share the stage with her in the first installments of a four-concert series. Nov. 15 at 7:30: Piano music by Schubert (the "Moments Musicaux"), along with string trios by Mozart and Schoenberg. . Nov. 17 at 7:30: The tenor Ian Bostridge joins Uchida for Schubert's "Die Schöne Müllerin" in a concert that begins with Berg's "Lyric Suite," for string quartet. (Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall. 212-247-7800.) GUARNERI STRING QUARTET The eminent foursome, celebrating its fortieth- anniversary year, continues its season of Beethoven concerts with the Quartets in D Major, Op. 18, No.3; in F Minor, the "Serioso"; and in A Minor, Op. 132. (Metropolitan Museum, Fifth Ave. at 82nd St. 212-570-3949. Nov. 15 at 8.) KRONOS QUARTET: IIVISUAL MUSIC II Concerts fusing new music with extravagant visual accompaniment are becoming a regular feature around the city-especially at the new Zankel Hall, which offers more state-of-the- art technology than any other venue. Kronos makes its own contribution with this program, in which music by Reich, Zorn (the inevitable "Cat 0' Nine Tails"), Nancarrow Bernard Hermann (an excerpt from "The Day the Earth Stood Still"), Sigur Rós, and other musicians is married to video creations by Larry Springer, Catherine Owens, and Willie Williams. (212-247-7800. Nov. 16 at 7:30.) GIL SHAH AM The violinist brings his refulgent sound and youth- ful brio to music by Copland, Bach, and Fauré (including the Sonata No. 1 in A Major), Akira Eguchi is at the piano. (Avery Fisher Hall. 212- 721-6500. Nov. 18 at 8.) ABOVE AND BEYOND GREAT GRASSES DAY Juanita Velasco, a Mayan educator from the Na- tional Museum of the American Indian, joins the horticulturalist John Beirne for a family-oriented afternoon at Wave Hill that celebrates ornamental and edible grasses. Velasco will grind one of the most common domesticated grasses--corn-and Beirne will lead a tour of the gardens, pointing out which slender stems can be eaten and which ones cannot. If you get hungry, hot tamales will be available. (249th St. at Independence Ave., the Bronx. 718-549-3200. Nov. 15 from 1 to 4.) READINGS Nov. 12 at 7:30: The writers Sherman Alexie, Philip Levine, and Grace Paley gather at a bene- fit for Poetry in Motion, which puts verse on sub- ways and buses. (National Arts Club, 15 Gram- ercy Park S. For more information, call 212-254- 9628.) . Nov. 13 at 7:30: The short-story writers Gabe Hudson and Nell Freudenberger read from their work. (Barbès, 376 9th St., Park Slope, Brooklyn. 718-965-9177.) . Nov. 18 at 7:30: Samuel Menashe and Yerra Sugarman read their poetry. (The Society for the Advancement of Ju- daism, 15 W 86th St. Tickets at the door.) TALKS Nov. 12 at 7:30: Charles Barron, a New York City councilman and former Black Panther, discusses "Faith of Our Fathers: An Examination of the Spiritual Life of African and African-American People, " the latest book by the journalist and death- row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal. (Brecht Forum, 122 W 27th St. 212-242-4201.) . Nov. 13 at 6: The natural-history painter and marine expert Richard Ellis offers an illustrated lecture on his new book, "The Empty Ocean." (Lighthouse, 111 E. 59th St. No tickets necessary.) . Nov. 13 at 7: Nell Irvin Painter, a history professor at Princeton, moderates a discussion about America today, with Maureen Howard, Luc Sante, Annie Proulx, and other authors. John Leonard, the editor of "These United States: Original Essays by Leading Ameri- can Writers on Their State Within the Union," is ð the host. (Great Hall, Cooper Union, Third Ave. at 7th St. For information about free tickets, which Q are required, call 212-209-5442.)